Charlotte criterium 2017

Here is an example of how badly the plastic had lifted off the playing surface. You can see that it had covered that lightbulb in the middle of the picture. How is a pinball going to roll on that? Really press it into the glue, and let it sit a few minutes. Starting at the edge rub all the glue into little crumbs with your thumb. Who discovered that you can remove glue with baking flour and alcohol? It amazes me what people come up with.

I can tell you that this idea works, but it is really slow going. I sprinkle the flour over a patch of adhesive that is the size of a quarter. After a minute, I pour some alcohol from a spoon over the flour, and I wait 5 - 7 minutes.

I then scrape off the mess with a plastic razor blade. I have to do this three or four more times t o get the paint completely free of the glue.

This isn't hard work, but it does get tedious. I quit after an hour or so. I then "wax" the spot with Novus 2, and I play the machine for awhile. The ball moves through the newly cleaned area much better, and it is cool to see how that changes gameplay.

That helps me stay excited about this project. Once the glue is gone, I still have paint to touch up, game glitches to fix, and about 20 light bulbs that won't come on. It's a good thing that my time is free. I hope to be able to call the son-in-law sometime in June and tell him there's a video of Grandpa's pinball machine on my blog. That would be pretty cool. Update : The Criterium '75 sat unaddressed all fall and winter.

Since I sold the Palooka last month, I decided to use the extra room in the basement for the Criterium. It was time get to really get to work. It was so tedious. Sometimes two inches of glue took an hour to remove. The process also removed more of the original artwork than I had hoped. But look at that shine after waxing! Labels: pinball. Grandma Betty couldn't come to the Char's recital on Saturday, so this post is for her.

It was a cold and stormy morning, but Charlotte really wanted to go down to the Farmers' Market. She assured us that we would be just fine.

It was cold, but we had fun. We didn't have to wait in any lines, that's for sure. Charlotte's Recital was at She smiled while she danced, and she looked like she was having fun.

You cannot take any pictures or video during the actual performance, so these are from Friday night's dress rehearsal. Char missed you!

Labels: dance , farmers' market , Grandma , video. Friday, May 19, 5 Days to Go. I think Captain Underpants is perfect for "U Day. Wednesday, May 17, 7 Days to Go. Tuesday, May 16, It Ain't Pretty. There's still a lot left to do, but after being dormant for 37 years, the Criterium 75 is alive. Labels: my nerdiness , pinball , video. Monday, May 15, 9 Days to Go. I see a trend here. First they had "Nap Day. Friday, May 12, Whew! That was Quite a Weekend. I could have broken this large post into smaller portions, but I wanted this to be as long as the weekend felt.

Last weekend's weather made it feel like we had already reached summer, and we sure took advantage of it. Charlotte was outside for most of the daylight. Saturday started off with the opening of the Downtown Farmers' Market.

We got down there early, but it was still crowded. Our first stop was at the Breakfast Delights stand. Charlotte and Maggie could hardly wait to start a new season of eating poffertjes. The adults passed a sausage breakfast sandwich back and forth. Daphne and I shared a poutine on last year's closing day, and we both thought adding a fried egg to the poutine would be unhealthy, but it would probably help warm up the cheese curds.

We left the market around 11, and by noon we were at the 3rd annual "Kites on the Green" event at the common area near the Johnston Public Library. This was the first time we attend the event, and I have to say it was pretty impressive.

The kites on display were more like hot air balloons. I also told her this is the only way I wanted her to her have a tattoo. But it's not a bug Cat st. Cat nd. Cat rd. Cat th. Finishers: Cat 1: 22 Cat 2: 11 Cat 3: 5. Points breakdown Jeromy Cottell Finishers: Cat 1: 27 Cat 2: 24 Cat 3: 11 Cat? Points breakdown Alexander Zambrana Finishers: Cat 1: 26 Cat 2: 25 Cat 3: Points breakdown Allen Abell Finishers: Cat 1: 24 Cat 2: 24 Cat 3: 22 Cat 5: 1. Points breakdown Jerome Nadel Finishers: Cat 1: 7 Cat 2: 20 Cat 3: 34 Cat 4: 9.

Points breakdown Aubrey Gordon Finishers: Cat 2: 6 Cat 3: 15 Cat 4: 3. Points breakdown Steven Lehman Quality: Finishers: Cat 2: 2 Cat 3: 8 Cat 4: 5. Finishers: Cat 3: 1 Cat 4: 2 Cat 5: 2. Finishers: Cat 3: 2 Cat 5: 2. Points breakdown Dori Buckethal Finishers: Cat 1: 2 Cat 2: 6 Cat 3: 1 Cat? Points breakdown Arden Stelly Finishers: Cat 1: 4 Cat 2: 2 Cat 3: 2. Points breakdown Ainhoa Perez-diez Finishers: Cat 1: 5 Cat 2: 4.

Points breakdown Kimberly Pettit Quality: Finishers: Cat 1: 3 Cat 2: 4 Cat 3: 4. Points breakdown Sarah Sauvayre Finishers: Cat 1: 3 Cat 2: 3 Cat 3: 4. Points breakdown Nancy Ford Finishers: Cat 1: 1 Cat 2: 1 Cat 3: 3 Cat 4: 1. Finishers: Cat 3: 3 Cat 4: 1. Note: "carried points" on this page come from your internal ranking, not your points list ranking.

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